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Ashley Legassic
Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.
Ashley Legassic's Stories
Winter storm warning issued for North Thompson
NORTH THOMPSON – Environment Canada has put out a warning for hazardous winter conditions expected…
How a Kamloops housing project is helping vulnerable seniors
KAMLOOPS – A new housing initiative is aiming to protect one of the city's most…
TRU announces new chancellor
KAMLOOPS – Simpcw First Nation Chief Nathan Matthew has been selected as the next chancellor…
Layoffs announced at Kamloops’s New Afton mine
KAMLOOPS – New Gold's New Afton mine operation in Kamloops has announced 28 layoffs. Scott…
Man with loaded rifle arrested in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops have arrested a man outside the library downtown who happened…
Lake Country to get new middle school
LAKE COUNTRY – Students in Lake Country are getting a new, modern middle school. In…
Vernon RCMP catch break-in suspect during traffic stop
VERNON – Police in the North Okanagan arrested a break-in suspect during a routine traffic…
TRENDING NOW: The awkward #MeToo dinner conversation
Careful…. In this skit from Saturday Night Live, castmates and guest host Will Ferrell talk…
Federal transgender inmates to be housed, addressed according to gender identity
OTTAWA – The federal prison system is changing the way it treats transgender inmates, who…
More than 1,400 people in B.C. died of overdose last year
The overdose crisis in B.C. has reached new, devastating heights. According to new numbers released…
Appeal court orders new trial for Halifax taxi driver acquitted of sex assault
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's highest court has ordered a new trial for a taxi driver…
Barriere RCMP seeking witnesses to fatal snowmobile incident
BARRIERE – Police in Barriere are asking any witnesses to a fatal snowmobiling incident to…
Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with Trump
NEW YORK – Adult film star Stormy Daniels, in the midst of a publicity tour…
UPDATE: Explosive disposal unit detonates device in east Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – The RCMP's explosive disposal unit from the Lower Mainland has successfully detonated an…
Trump to Congress: Talks about fixing trade deals, not about scrapping them
WASHINGTON – Facing scores of his fellow Republicans publicly pleading with him not to cancel…